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How do you pack butterflies for shipping, or frogs for an overland hike to a new habitat? Three scientists explain how they keep threatened species safe on the road and in the air.
Noisy waters may be making it harder for southern resident killer whales to communicate with each other and find their food.
A look at new research published in 2018 on fossa, deepsea corals and tropical frogs developing resistance to a deadly fungus.
Colombian researchers hope to revive an endangered species by rehabilitating monkeys confiscated from smugglers. The captive animals' struggles show that survival is not guaranteed.
The Interior Department is expanding oil and gas leasing on land in six western states that is vital habitat for the greater sage grouse. Lawsuits are certain to follow.
Carving up ecosystems or opening them to development puts the survival of species at risk.
How should the US spend limited funds for conserving endangered species? A new data tool lets managers compare different strategies so they can allocate money to protect the most species.
The National Park Service is moving wolves to Isle Royale in Lake Superior to replenish a small pack on the island. Wolves prey on moose, which are overgrazing the island. It doesn't hurt that they are charismatic.
The fossa, Madagascar's largest predator, is a cat-like carnivore that eats everything from insects to lemurs. Because they are rare and elusive, scientists know very little about them, including how many there are.
With their jewel-like colours, Colombia's poison frogs are coveted by collectors. Does naming their species help protect them or make them a target for trophy hunters?
The Trump administration wants to step up logging, saying it will benefit wildlife by reducing forest fire risks. But wildfires create habitat for threatened Spotted Owls and many other species.
Cells that transmit nerve impulses in the part of elephants' brains responsible for functions such as learning and memory are structured differently from those of any other mammal.
The endangered species list is over 90 000 and includes Madagascar's lemurs.
As attempts to water down the Endangered Species Act have accelerated, public support for the act has stayed high. Then why do politicians keep trying to weaken the act?
Would you pay to see rhinos in Australia's savannas or forests? It's not as crazy as it sounds – and could help save collapsing rhino populations.
The koala genome, published today, gives us new and valuable information to aid conservation of this marsupial. It identifies special genes that evolved to adapt the koala to its unique lifestyle.
Wollemi pines have survived for hundreds of millions of years. Once covering Australia, they now survive in a few isolated spots – but they're coming back in a big way.
For decades, state and federal governments have shed environmental budgets and staff. Now it's up to volunteers to fill the gap.
The Trump administration is reopening a plan negotiated under President Obama to protect Western sage grouse. This could signal to states not to bother working together to protect other endangered species.
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Director of the UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia
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Associate professor/ARC DECRA fellow, Charles Sturt University
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Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Professor of Organisms and Environment, Cardiff University
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Professor of Conservation and Applied Resource Economics, University of Kent
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Environmental Biology, Curtin University
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Associate professor, University of Newcastle
